A jeep travelling to Kathmandu from Sarlahi met with an accident in Sunkoshi Rural Municipality-7 of Sindhuli district along the BP Highway on Friday afternoon, injuring 10 people.

According to the police, the condition of three of the injured is critical.

The injured are being treated at Shubha Jeevan Hospital in Khalte. Superintendent of Police Govindaraj Kafle said preparations are underway to send the critically injured to Dhulikhel for further treatment.

The jeep reportedly went out of control and fell approximately 45 feet down the road. The driver was injured, and the identities of the injured have not yet been ascertained, according to the police.